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Heavy rain last night really adding up in part of Michigan, 1 month total now over 10 inches in spots
Another round of heavy rain in severe storms hit far southern Michigan last night. The overnight rain combined with several other rounds of heavy rain is pushing some southern Michigan areas to a very heavy monthly rain amount. Here’s a close look at last night’s rain and over the past month.
Man sentenced for sending death threat to Michigan election worker
An Indiana man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for sending a communication that included death threats to an election worker in Michigan shortly after the November 2020 election. According to court documents, on or about Nov. 10, 2020, Andrew Nickels, 38, of Carmel, called the clerk of a...
NWS says Tuesday’s storms were a derecho
FORT WAYNE (ADAMS) – The Storm Prediction Center sayas it was a derecho blew across Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio early Tuesday morning. A derecho is a straight-line windstorm that occurs over a large area with wind gusts of at least 58 mph. The storm spawned several tornadoes along it’s leading edge including twisters at O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago and in northern Indiana.
Michigan lawmakers target how "flushable" wipes are marketed
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan is at the forefront of a national push to police plumbing by passing a law that requires manufacturers of moistened wipes to place labels on their products warning "Do Not Flush.""It's sort of an uncomfortable topic to talk about," said Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller. "But it's costing us millions."Miller said the wipes aren't biodegradable, and Macomb County has had to spend thousands of dollars on cleaning them up once they make it to water treatment plants. Across the state, cities spent over $18 million to clean them up last year alone."Anybody you talk...
Peregrine falcons make a comeback in Michigan. DNR ends banding program
LANSING — On top of Spartan Stadium, a peregrine falcon family with three chicks lives in a nesting box, part of a statewide effort to rehabilitate peregrines in Michigan after pesticides decimated the birds of prey in the 1960s. More than half a century later, peregrine falcons, the world’s...
Michigan Native’s Unique National Anthem Overshadows Home Run Derby
The Home Run Derby is one of the most exciting events in all of sports, its comparable to the 3-point shootout, the dunk contest, hockey shootout, penalty kicks, and other all-star/ skill competitions that take place in sports. Both die-hard and casual baseball fans turn their heads and give their undivided attention to the MLB Home Run Derby and celebrate all of the moonshot mania that occurs. I would say this year's Derby was no different but that couldn't be farther from the truth.
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